einwecken

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German

A Weck jar

Etymology

From ein- +‎ Weck +‎ -en, named after German businessman Johann Weck (1841–1914) who began selling the Weck jar at the beginning of the 20th century. The verb is modeled after einkochen or einmachen, common terms for canning food. The company simply replaced -koch- with -weck-, thus making their products more popular.

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  • Hyphenation: ein‧we‧cken
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌvɛkən/,

Verb

einwecken (weak, third-person singular present weckt ein, past tense weckte ein, past participle eingeweckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to can (to preserve by heating and sealing in a jar)
    Dieses Jahr haben wir viel Obst eingeweckt.
    This year we canned a lot of fruit.
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 31:
      So wurden im Garten noch die letzten Stachelbeeren und Himbeeren, wurden schon frühe Pflaumen und Pfirsiche gepflückt; in der Küche weckte Mamsell das viele Obst und Gemüse in unzähligen Gläsern ein; […]
      So even the last gooseberries and raspberries and already early plums and peaches were plucked in the garden; in the kitchen the housekeeper canned all this large amount of fruits and vegetables in countless jars;

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Further reading

  • einwecken” in Duden online
  • einwecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache